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初中英语语法学习:最常见的10个介词用法错误

牛津词典2017-02-15 10:33

  介词是一些非常常见的小词,例如at、for、in、on和to,通常位于名词或代词前面,表达与另外一个词之间的关系。

  母语是英语的人在常见的介词使用中很少犯错,然而,英语学习者经常犯错,因为他们更多地是直接从自己的语言中翻译,而非听地道的英语。

  提高介词使用能力最好的方法是:

  1. listen to spoken English as much as possible

  尽可能多地听英语口语

  2. test yourself on common prepositions

  自我测试常用的介词

  下面罗列了10个常见的介词用法错误:

  1) arrive at 还是 arrive in

  *When we arrived to Claudio’s house…

  at通常用在具体的地点前:school学校、restaurant餐厅、airport机场、aunt’s house阿姨的家;而in通常用在城市或国家前面。

  ✓ When we arrived at Claudio’s house…

  我们到达克劳迪奥的家……

  ✓ The train arrived at Shibuya station thirty seconds late.

  火车延迟30秒到达涩谷车站。

  ✓ On Friday, the president arrived in Poland.

  总统于周五到达波兰。

  ✓ The K-pop band arrived in Phnom Penh last week.

  韩国流行乐队上周到达金边。

  2) at night

  *We often go out in the night.

  in可以用在in the morning, in the afternoon, 和in the evening里,但是night前面需要用at。

  ✓ We often go out at night.

  我们经常在夜晚出门。

  ✓ Krakow is beautiful at night.

  夜晚的克拉科夫很美。

  3) look for 还是 wait for

  *I was looking my glasses.

  *Giulia was waiting me at the bus stop.

  如果你想表达寻找,那么用look for或者search for;如果你想表达等待,那么用wait for。

  ✓ I was looking for my glasses.

  我在寻找我的眼镜。

  ✓ Tomis looking for a new job.

  汤姆正在寻找一份新工作。

  ✓Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.

  茱莉亚正在车站等着我。

  ✓Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.

  露西正在等她的妹妹放学。

  4) for [period of time]

  *I’ve been working here since five years

  for用在一段时间前面,比如:a few minutes/three months/twenty years。

  since和具体的时间点连用,比如:this morning/September/the day we met。

  ✓I’ve been working here for five years.

  我已经在这里工作五年了。

  ✓She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.

  她好多年不喝咖啡了。

  ✓She’s been living in Yokohama since February.

  她从二月起一直住在横滨。

  ✓I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.

  昨天早上之后,我就没再见到她。

  5) in [months and years]

  *It’s my birthday on July!

  in总是和年份或月份连用。

  ✓It’s my birthday in July!

  我的生日在7月。

  ✓Ola was born in 2004.

  欧拉出生在2004年。

  6) live/work/study in [cities and countries]

  *I live at Tokyo.

  在某个城市或国家居住、工作或学习用in,但住在某个具体的地址则用at,比如在一个特定的机构工作,或者是在某所大学学习。

  ✓I live in Tokyo.

  我住在东京。

  ✓Roberta works in Sassari.

  罗伯塔在萨萨里工作。

  ✓Hector studies in Canada.

  赫克托尔在加拿大学习。

  ✓Ania lives at No.34, Green Street.

  艾尼雅住在格林大街34号。

  ✓Ryosuke works for Toyota.

  凉介在丰田工作。

  ✓Dara studies at Phnom Penh International University.

  达拉在金边国际大学读书。

  7) on [days and dates]

  *It’s my birthday in Saturday!

  on和具体的星期几或日期连用:

  ✓It’s my birthday on Saturday!

  我的生日在周六!

  ✓It’s my birthday on May 1st. (But remember: It’s my birthday in May.)我的生日在五月一号。(但是要记住:我的生日在五月用 in。)

  8) it depends on

  *It depends of what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

  depend后面如果要加某人或某物,一定要和on连用,不然只能说it depends。

  ✓It depends on what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

  这取决于你想吃什么:意大利菜还是中国菜。

  ✓We’ll go to either Disney World or the beach, depending on the weather.

  我们要去迪士尼乐园或海滩,这要看天气。

  ✓What do you usually have for breakfast – tea or coffee? – It depends!

  你早餐通常喝什么——茶还是咖啡?—看情况。

  9) welcome to

  *Welcome in Peru!

  欢迎到某地用welcome to+地点,比如:a house/school/organization/city/country。

  ✓Welcome to Peru!

  欢迎来秘鲁!

  ✓Welcome to Cagliari.

  欢迎来卡利亚里。

  ✓Welcome to Meiji University.

  欢迎来明治大学。

  ✓Welcome to the Plaza Hotel. We hope you enjoy your stay.

  欢迎来广场饭店,我们希望你在此过得愉快。

  10) married to

  *He’s married with Kim.

  与某人结婚要用married to或者get married to,也可以说marry sb.。

  ✓He’s married to Kim.

  他和金结婚了。

  ✓John’s getting married to Sara next summer.

  约翰明年夏天要和萨拉结婚。

  ✓Kate is marrying my old school friend.

  凯特要和我的一个老校友结婚了。

(编辑:何莹莹)

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